title: Comparison between two methods of hydrostatic weighing without head submersion in morbidly obese females.
abstract: This study compared two methods of hydrostatic weighing without head submersion to conventional hydrostatic weighting in morbidly obese females. We concluded that hydrostatic weighing without head submersion is a valid alternative to conventional hydrostatic weighing especially when subjects are apprehensive in the water. The use of anthropometric head measures (HWNS-A) did not significantly improve the accuracy of the body composition assessment; therefore, elimination of these time consuming measurements in favor of the direct correction of head above Db is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Human Performance Laboratory, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Israel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Pories
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Donnelly
mesh_terms: D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006257:Head / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D007101:Immersion; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013223:Statistics as Topic